Les Miz Bloopers

I grew up on Les Miserables. It was my first musical ... 

My first cast album and my first live Broadway show: a touring production I saw at the Ordway in Minnesota. I love love LOVE Les Miz because of the show itself and because of the nostalgia associated with it.

And so ... this compilation of Les Miz bloopers brought tears (of laughter) to my eyes!!!

 

Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. (Thanks to Patrick for bringing it to my attention!)

Once Bitten, Never Shy

I have this massive bite wound on my neck.

I had these two scabby, pimple things for the past week or so right about where the neck meets the shoulder. Looked like a vampire had bitten me. Didn't think much of it. Then a couple days ago, they started looking funny and getting slightly inflamed.

I thought it might be a bite, so I went to the nurse here on the ship for some antibiotic ointment. She said to come back in twenty-four hours if they didn't get better. I woke up the next morning ... and they were HUGE!

The redness was spreading across my neck, and the bite areas had developed these white dots in a circular pattern around them. Plus, I now had a third bite that I hadn't noticed before, higher up my neck. They were all swollen. And red. And angry.

I went back to the doctor, and the doctor said a passenger had gotten bitten by the same thing last cruise in Costa Rica.

But, I didn't get off last Costa Rica.

In fact, the last time I had been off the ship was in Jamaica to go to Margaritaville with the cast, and that was over a week ago, and the doctor said that was too long before symptoms began to appear.

So, I guess that means I was bitten on the ship?? I don't know. It's weird.

The doctor gave me an antihistamine for the allergic reaction (basically some Benedryl) and Calamine lotion because, although the bites don't hurt, they ITCH like K-razy!!!

The moral of the story is ... uhm ... don't ... uhm ... watch out ... uhm ... stay away ... uhm ... have a good day! :)

Pet Peeve Time

Do you know what aggravates me the most? What really irks and annoys me?

People who don’t do what they say they’re going to do.

Please don’t tell me you’re going to call or email me if you’re not going to. Please don’t tell me you’ll take care of something if you’re not going to. And please, please don’t tell me that you'll meet me somewhere and not show up.

I understand the occasional episode of forgetfulness. I understand that life sometimes gets in the way of our good intentions.

But I find that, more often than not, people lack the integrity to follow through and actually do the things they say they’re going to do. It’s extremely annoying.

And disappointing.

And disrespectful.

And selfish.

So next time you tell someone you’ll do something, please be considerate and only say you’ll TRY to do it if there's a possibility you may not be able to. Own up to your faults. Be honest about the situation.

Or, better yet, as Nike says ... just DO it.

I Wanna Live Forever

Have you seen the trailer for the new Fame movie? I wasn’t interested at all before. Now I am.

Great trailer for what looks like a great movie. Although, now I have high expectations. Hope the movie is as good as the trailer promises.